Neville Goddard on Ephesians 6:10-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ephesians 6 in context

Scripture Focus

10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

13Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Ephesians 6:10-13

Biblical Context

The passage urges believers to be strong in the Lord and to clothe themselves with divine armor so they can stand against spiritual forces, not human enemies.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the whole armor as the inner clothes of your awareness. The 'strong in the Lord' is not a force outside you; it is your decision to identify with the power that you are: the I AM. When you clothe yourself with faith, not in a future promise but in this moment's certainty, you stand against the wiles of confusion, the whispers that fear convinces you are real. The wrestling is not with flesh and blood, but with thoughts, habits, and impressions that seek to rule your mind. The principalities, powers, and rulers are your own stubborn beliefs about limitation. The invitation is to take unto you the whole armor of God by accepting and sustaining a constant posture of divine consciousness. When you have done all, the posture remains -- you stand. This is not effort; it is a shift of attention: from lack to the awareness of unlimited life within. Your discipline is imagination: assume the state of invincible life, feel the I AM, and the outer world must adjust to the new inner weather.

Practice This Now

Practice: in a quiet moment, repeat I AM as the truth of your being; imagine donning the armor of God in your mind’s eye and feel the certainty of standing in that state now.